Tuesday, February 2, 2010
2.2.10 – Addiction
The Oscar nominations came out today. For a film addict like myself it should be an exciting day, yet I find I’ve been far less than excited about most of the recent films this past year. I managed to completely forget to watch the Golden Globes and wasn’t very upset about it, as I hadn’t seen most of the film.
I still watch a great deal of films, an extremely wide and perplexing variety, but rarely new films these days. I usually think about it; then decide to save the money and wait for them to hit DVD so I can check them out at the library. Libraries have been a lifesaver during these hard economic times, at least for me. At my local library, the librarians go get my holds as soon as they see me enter, which is a true sign of addiction, that, and getting excited when they raised the limit as far as how many movies you can check out at one time.
This is just a sampling of what I have this week. Next week will look completely different.
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The library DVD collection has been great for getting me to watch movies I wouldn't otherwise--especially the old or weird ones that are all that's left in the bins...
ReplyDeleteBut recently, I've also been trying out odds and ends streaming from Netflix--if I don't like one, it's no trouble simply to switch to another.
So, last night I watched part of the gorgeously filmed "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon" (1998).
I didn't finish it, as it's a very pain-full movie ( the physical pleasure of pain is OK, but worse, here, to witness is the emotional pain);
but it inspired me---and I thought of you too---as there are lots of shots of things---the opening shot is a close-up of a key turning in a doorlock...
Made me want to get back to my micromovies!
Oh yeah, about those Oscar nominations... I must be out of it?
I also watch movies I probably wouldn't see otherwise, as each library in my area has such different collections and since it's free, why not check them out!
ReplyDeleteI saw that Francis Bacon film years ago also through Netflix, but the DVD was scratched, so I couldn't watch all of it. I seem to remember it being both disturbing and hypnotic.
I'm really baffled at the Oscar nominations. If they're going to add five more films, I wish they would have added better ones, but I guess those wouldn't bring in the ratings...